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Outdoors on a red-earth site with green scrubby hills behind, three men in saffron-orange shawls stand together. The central man, with long dark hair and a vertical tilak on his forehead, lowers his eyes while another man on the left raises an arm holding a red-brown cord overhead. A third figure in the right foreground has a shaved head and wears a saffron shawl over white clothing, his back turned to the camera. The mood suggests a ceremonial or supervisory moment at a construction or land-measurement site.

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April 06 20082008-04-06April 06 20082008-04-06Outdoors on a hillside, a long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap sits in the foreground with a red-brown bindi on his forehead, smiling slightly. Behind him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red-brown bindi, raising one arm holding a metal ritual object near his head. Green scrubby vegetation and rocky outcrops cover the hill behind them under a pale sky. The page suggests a person is present, but his appearance is not conclusive, so identity is marked uncertain.2008-04-06April 06 20082008-04-06Outdoor site survey on reddish-brown earth with a wooded hill behind. A man in orange robes sits on a light blue plastic chair, bare-shouldered beneath an orange wrap, hands resting on his knees, gazing to the side; he has long dark hair tied back. Standing behind him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes raises a cord or measuring line overhead. Taut string lines mark out the plot, and two men in white shirts and light trousers walk in the background. a person cue is the long hair and orange wrap on the seated figure, but the appearance is not conclusive. Several orange-clad people stand at the left edge.2008-04-06Outdoor photo against a green, rocky hillside under a pale sky. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead wears an orange saffron wrap over bare shoulders. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a red bindi raises one arm, holding a dark cord or strap overhead. Both appear to be ascetics dressed in saffron, with no clear visual cue establishing either as a person.2008-04-06April 06 20082008-04-06Outdoor photo of a devotee being attended by sannyasis in saffron. A bare-chested elderly man with grey hair and a white beard, wearing a white dhoti, faces away from the camera and receives a gesture from a shaved-headed young sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, who holds the man's hand. On the left, a man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with a yellow head wrap stands beside them. At right, a bearded sannyasi in orange with glasses watches. Green foliage and a white pillar with pink flowers are behind them.2010-11-21November 10 20112011-11-10Outdoor photo of a flag-hoisting ceremony under a tree-lined sky. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala, pulls a white rope upward while gazing skyward. Beside him another man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala hauls the second rope. Behind them a smiling man in orange clothing and a bystander in yellow stand among onlookers, and a white platform holds flower petals at the lower left.2009-09-14A photograph of an outdoor walk on grassy ground with young palm and leafy trees behind. In the centre a man with short dark hair wears a loose saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and orange lower garment, his right hand resting on his chest. Behind him to the right, two more people in saffron-orange robes walk, one with long dark hair and one holding an orange umbrella. On the left a person in white clothing walks barefoot past concrete posts. Several people are visible, all in orange or white.2009-11-23Outdoor photo at a festival procession under an open sky, with a decorated yellow-and-red canopy and strings of orange and purple decorations overhead. Center: a man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland, with long dark hair, standing beside a man in saffron robes with a red sash who faces him. Left foreground: a long-haired figure with long dark hair in orange robes seen from behind. Right: men in white and off-white dhotis and shirts, a man in light pink, and a woman in pale clothing in the crowd. Several attendees wear saffron shawls and white clothing. The people visible number roughly 15 to 20.2008-05-19